#2B201F
Jet · very dark neutral
About #2B201F
#2B201F is a very dark, near-neutral red colour. Digitally that works out to 17% red, 13% green and 12% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 28% yellow and 83% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
Visually it is very close to Jet (ΔE 7.0), with Espresso the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #1F2A2B (jet), its complementary partner.
Because it is very dark, it is most useful for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 15.80:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (15.80:1).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #2B201F?
#2B201F is a very dark, near-neutral red colour. Digitally that works out to 17% red, 13% green and 12% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 28% yellow and 83% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
›What text colour should I use on #2B201F?
Use white text. White on #2B201F has a contrast ratio of 15.80:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #2B201F?
Its complementary colour is #1F2A2B, and analogous partners are #2B1F24 and #2B261F.